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Four injured in gas explosion in Makati restaurant

January 3, 2020

Four people, including a Chinese cook, were injured in a gas explosion in Makati City last Thursday. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified one of the victims as Ceo Yue Qing, 45, a cook at Judianchuanba Restaurant. Initial investigation disclosed

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Duterte to sign budget bill on Jan. 6, says DBM chief

January 3, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign the P4.1 trillion budget for this year on January 6, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado said on Friday. In a text message to reporters, Avisado said his office as well as the Office of

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Japanese FM Motegi to visit Philippines

January 2, 2020

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu will undertake an official visit to the Philippines from January 8-9 as a guest of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Motegi will have a bilateral meeting with his Filipino counterpart, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L.

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Duterte reschedules visit to quake-hit areas in Davao del Sur to Friday – Palace

January 2, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte did not push through with his scheduled visit in earthquake-hit Davao del Sur on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte ”might not be feeling well”. “He might not be feeling well. That’s

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Gov’t to pursue syndicated estafa vs water concessionaires, Palace says

January 2, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is serious with his warning to file syndicated estafa against the Ayala-owned Manila Water Company, Inc. and the Pangilinan-led Maynilad Water Services, Inc. due to “onerous” and “disadvantageous” concession agreements with the government. “Whatever the President said,

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Santos to continue AFP mission vs ”lawless elements, insurgence and terrorism”

January 2, 2020

Lt. Gen. Felimon Santos Jr., the incoming Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, said Thursday he will continue pursuing the military’s mission against ”lawless elements, insurgence and terrorism.” Santos, who heads the Eastern Mindanao Command, was named AFP chief

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PCG rescues Vietnamese in Tawi-tawi

January 2, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station in Western Tawi-Tawi assisted an injured Vietnamese national off the waters of Tawi-tawi last Tuesday. The PCG identified the Vietnamese  as Dang Canh, a crew of a Vietnamese fishing vessel with bow number KG91679TS.

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Duterte’s disappointment over ”ninja cops” is one of the reasons

January 2, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte’s disappointment over the “ninja cops” controversy is one of the reasons he has not chosen anyone to lead the Philippine National Police (PNP), Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano said Thursday. ”I admit that is one

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